Kazuki Takahashi, the Japanese artist who created the beloved manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! died at the age of 60.
According to information from Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Kazuki Takahashi was discovered floating in shallow waters off the city of Nago, on the island of Okinawa, by the Japanese coast guard on Wednesday morning, June 6. He was wearing snorkeling gear when he was discovered. Police and the Coast Guard are currently investigating the circumstances of Takahashi’s death.
Hailing from Tokyo, Takahashi became a star among manga artists thanks to Yu-Gi-Oh!, his first serialized work. The series was first published in 1996 and continued until 2004. After the success of the story in print, Yu-Gi-Oh! has become a multimedia franchise, with a hit anime series, numerous video games, a card game, and more. Takahashi has remained a key part of the series throughout his life, having most recently written the original story for the animated film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, released in 2017. He mostly acted as a supervisor on many other franchise projects. Although Takahasi has worked on several other projects, Yu-Gi-Oh! will remain his lasting legacy. The physical card game even has a Guinness World Record for “World’s Highest-Selling Trading Card Game”.
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